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Timbits are bite-sized doughnut balls sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain. A Timbit is supposedly made from the part of a full doughnut that is cut out to make the doughnut's hole, but in fact they are made from separate balls of dough. The treat was introduced in 1976 and is available in a selection of varieties that differs from store to store. Image File history File links Timbits. ... Image File history File links Timbits. ... Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney. ... Tim Hortons is the largest coffee and doughnut chain in Canada. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Other doughnut chains in Canada and the United States sell virtually identical products, often called "doughnut holes". However, due to Tim Hortons' place in Canadian culture, Timbits is often used as the generic term for these, even when they are purchased from another chain.

In the Northeast U.S., these baked items are commonly called "Munchkins," which is the brand Dunkin' Donuts uses for the donut balls. The U.S. Northeast is a region of the United States of America defined by the US Census Bureau. ... Dunkin Donuts, also known as Dunkies, is an international doughnut purveyor founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts by William Rosenberg. ...

Timbits, as well as most donuts from donut shops, are most likely made in hydrogenated vegetable oil, which contributes to their unhealthy levels of Trans Fat. Managers of donut shops will know the contents of their cooking oil.

Also, Timbits came out in 1976, shortly after Tim Horton's death in 1974.

Timbits also refers to participants in the Timbits Minor Sports Program, a community program sponsored by Tim Hortons for local sports teams involving children aged four to eight years.

External links

• Tim Hortons
• Timbits Minor Sports Program